Consumer Behavior


Fewer Americans are planning to cut back on items due to tariffs

Are Americans less worried about tariffs? Across each of the product categories we asked about, none saw a rise in people saying they would cut back, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker.

Gen Z are just as likely to open a bar tab as anyone else

Does Gen Z really hate opening bar tabs more than older Americans? Not really, according to new data from the Ipsos Consumer Tracker.

QR Code menus are growing even less popular

Nearly three in five people say they would like to go back to paper menus instead of QR code menus, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker

Americans' tipping behaviors haven’t changed

The number of Americans who say they always or almost always tip (58%) hasn't changed in the last year, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker.

Fewer Americans are seeing in-store discounts

Are there fewer discounts in stores? A sizeable portion of Americans think so, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker, and they could be correct.
Polling Survey

Getting value for their money is key for online shoppers

About 7 in 10 surveyed consumers believe price to be the most important factor when buying products online, and about half say having quality for a low price is a main selling point, according to an Ipsos survey commissioned by Temu.

Half of Americans want tariff price labels, and are unsure what's being tariffed

About half of Americans are uncertain what will be impacted by tariffs, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker

Fewer Americans think prices are rising

Across a range of staples and utilities, fewer people think they are paying higher prices than thought so in late February, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker

Fewer Americans are planning summer travel

Americans are planning to do less this summer: Just 27% of Americans report they have international travel plans in the works for summer 2025 vs. 34% last summer, according to the Ipsos Consumer Tracker